. ,, . I :- I. a -‘ , - w x , l u 4 - _. . . ., , l ‘ A _ u ., ' r . , \. .. ' . 3 . _. . , . u I ., ;‘ . ~, I ‘ . wand/71571259] awoke/eff Wde/m/eémzfie «R"“m wf‘filljm 'L ”E“ 2; 17d maéaa'fizlxmem‘ of ’ MAI/y £93175er * LL ' ‘ '1 Y if! it ,, ”Post suryms. b soqi};?aozls._.ttor,~, that we- heathen-s begun for.'.'r= It. .lltis ‘lessfthan “a miracle It arias/cannot be. truthfully o. the; new ,parcels post iljaw. '9' close of. its nratyear. 'If the, divs: _ in: cities large and small had Inaitedw action to' defeat par-5 Wt'i’n this-country, they could 1 $11911 shave": taken methods more sure than have been adopted, in literally _. assuming Uncle ,Sam' With bundles, ,‘ fackhfifl. and parcels sinceithe' new aw ,went" into attest. , The merchants- -, of'jygDeti'oit have practically _turned « 03761? (their small package tar Warren finds that the", six, auto- .. ,’,o'biles securedare not sufiicie‘nt and- iv» “a. dozen. more will, ‘haVe to~ b’e’secur- . i; 6d“ at‘once. . " - The \adOption of the zone system 1‘3» W113i. *hasfrai'sed havoc with the whole proposition, and it Will be -‘f‘_3_foiihd' When those interested getto . the ‘erpress companies and their 31" * . 7.. . 0 this little joker into. the parcels post , . .to a “bundle 01' laundry has the‘root of the Whole trouble, that lies silvers responsible for putting -» law. Everything from a gas stays '1 fl turned over to the Detroit postoflice .th delivery, and the superintendent :ln- charge is wondering .where it will and. Ear instance, the other day the f DetrOit Gas Company sent over one hundred small gas stoves by mail to ~ dilierentparts of the oily. Fiftyone " hats were mailed at the main office Tlast Saturday. ‘ A hundred packages or laundry were turned over to Un- ole‘ em, and it is. estimated that "Monday-morning more than five thou- ” Band‘ packages were waiting-for de- i’i‘vor‘y.‘ The costoi delivering a hat, 011 instance, anywhere within the de 'liyeryglimits or the“ city, is but 5a.. None, Ditties deliVeries cost more 5,. " “321760,; N", only clothing stores ' are'scnding out hats, but the milliner is: in thesams, and, sends some of or choicest creations to different arts of the ,city‘. , The. grocers have ’i-'.quap a hand,‘ and . on Saturday a . . a office: I, . pe a trouble, ‘ zipo‘m was mailed; for. lie, to a. resi- ant living five miles from the post- It required eleven automo- biles to take care of- the delivery ‘of Wiper-eels on Saturday, and more be added from time to. time. “ lot the biggest items of ex- 3.91 and the cause of‘a world'of. arse: cities. The merchants ,hatit costs themfive times to like their deliveries as ’ '42,, urges, therefore they he; some for all there -’ helices Fire)- «:_ @5153”? Saturday, January 11s, 1913 ,-\,K S . . '\\ ”I; . . _ . . delivery,» been ' is. the delivery .proposition’ . VEHICLE MAKERS AGREE To RAISE THEIR PRICES Also Decide at Chicago Meeting That Credit Terms Must I Be Shortened. . An advance of 10 per cent in the price of vehicles is in prospect as the ‘ result of a. meeting here recently of representatives of the Carriage and Accessories Trades. . “It Was the sense. of the meeting 1 that this advance is absolutely jus- . titled by the increased prices of every- thing entering into' the manufacture of vehicles,” said President 0. '0. Hull, of the Carriage Builders’ National as- sociation, “We have been granting absurdly long terms of credit also, and these, it was made plain in the discussion, must. be shertened.” . _ (Cartoon by Scott Kimball for Michigan Business Farming) “It Never Rains But What It Pours!” Statistics were presented showing that the output of horse-drawu ve- hicles in 1912 was over 1,000,000. EMMET POULTRY SHOW A SUC- (JESS. Without doubt the best exhibition of its kind ever seen in the county was brought to a close Saturday , when the doors closed on the second annual show of the Emmet County . Poultry association. Dr. George Rey- craft, president of the association, had the largest and best exhibit, while E, B. Gill, of Central Lake, was second, , The first two years of a. calf’s life is the foundation period of her future cowdom. It acts the same the robbing a child of its childhood. v \ Oats, Standard . . Beans . unset-unfit...- 139?th l- r} LAST MINUTE QUOTATIONS. , At the time of going to press, the wires bring us the . following “last minute” quotations: Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying). . . . . .$ 1.13 .' 'Wheat, Nov. 2 Red (large mills paying) ........ Rye Hay‘ (best market today, New York) at. . . . ..... V Petatoes, (best marketftoday, Philadelphia) at. ,Buuer .. . . . . . . .. (Eggs... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ‘ . . egooceanic-IO‘IOnooulcoo-notes-~10. 1.14 ONE: CENT PER COPY (. ass: i. ’KIGKIIIG OUT Tl LAND SHARKS AGITATION STARTED BY MICHF GAN BUSINESS FARMING, ” ALREADY BEARING FRUIT.‘ A State Organization Has Been Form-f ed and a Bill to Prevent the Operations of Land Sharks Will Be Vigorously ' Pushed. ' Michigan Business Farming: “Pink Sheet” reaches my office every week, and I am greatly pleased With your publication. An item appeared in a, recent issue to the cffectthat Land Commissioner Carton was gomg' after the land sharks. I 01mm to be the pioneer in baiting land sharks. I took up the matter with the Western Improvement Bureau nearly two years ago, and suggested a land agents'li- censé. I had rather rough sledding for a. time, but my efforts are now bearing fruit. We have called a state meeting, and have organized the Western Michigan Land Dealers‘ As-p sociation, which covers twenty coun- ties. We intend to have only honest dealers in the association, and dont intend to let any one jom and then take a chance as to whether ho is a, shark or not. I don‘t need to tell you that a great amount of injury has been. done in this section of the state. and in the entire state, for that mat- ter. by these Sharks, worse than high—- way robbers. l enclOSe a, copy of the bill we hope to put through the log-V islaturc this winter, or something equally as goml. Yours truly, A. C. Gongwcr, Hart, Michigan. During the past two years, land sharks have flourished In Michigan. We can cite instances without num- ber where farmers have given an op- tion on their farms, extending over a period of from three months to a year, to these unscrupulous dealers, who have at once added from 20 to 50 per cent to the asking price and then started out to land a buyer. Advertisements appear in the Chica- go papers every Sunday, setting forth the wonderful values to be had in wild lands in northern Michigan, and it is said that thousands of work- ingmen in that city have purchased from one to ten acres at fabulous prices, thinking they were going to ' get a fruit farm. Certain of these firms agree to set out a given number of trees per acre and to care for the same for a term of years. The ask- ing price was sufficient so that from the profits the sharks could plant the trees each recurring spring, until the three-year period had passed, and then turn over the w ite sand tract. to the Chicago sucker, he found that he had hit an unbait " hook. We know of several real .e‘tate firms in the little villages of this state that have gone out and secured options on farms and then sent their agents to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana for pros- pective buyers. In some cases these firms buy the farm in an adjoining" state, provided the farmer will buya certain tract of land in.Michigan. The -Whole scheme is well lined up, and from the day the prospectiVe buYer‘ reaches the little tOWn until he de—V posits a- certain amount toward the purchase price, he is given! automo~ bile rides, wined and dined, until he thinks every acre in this state is as. - valuable as the rich prairie soil (of his (Continued On Page Five) .ra The I" > to obtain. very . season’ s‘ ‘yI - ‘ 1:15.000 tone. This exceeds "IiconditiOns relml‘ted By proper '0 ‘we shbuld be able to ' We regret most keenly being'I' unable to give you a. more Isoothing article 011 hay thisI show that he was good authority [111’ this instance. ‘ Weather conditions that we need every little help possible Every door of escape should be opened to the situation, or e'lISe the great maSs will not be able to get out this season. We say mass, ‘xbecause it is certainly evident that we have an enormous amount of hay still back in the producers’ hands ’for disposition. We 1do not think that ’ the holdings aie at all heavy in the dealers" hands. From what we’can learn, they have gradually gotten in shape for the situation which now Confronts us We also believe that they have felt very conservative and possibly alarmed over the future ex- pectancy of this community. Evely- thing, so far, has broken against us. The ,turn of the tide has been down- ward instead of upward. It has been one continuous fight from the incep« tion of theseason. We again advise you that the situation is very dark at the'present time. We appreciate that holiday season, with its subse- quent January first inventory, usu- ally brings about a depressed condi- tion, but in faCe of this We are fomed ' to advise that eve1y market and in every direction, shows no improve ment at, this writing. We appreciate that it is a little early. About the 10th to the 15th of this month should see conditions on a basis where we could form some true expectancy of what the outcome was going to be. There is going to be a premium in . effect constantly for bright characters _of hay in practically any grade, but we really believe from the manner in which the market has developed, and on basis of the natural receipts .011 outside markets, that 'we are going to See an overflow or a glutted condi- tion at most all times f1om now on until the season closes, on common Iqu'alities This condition would have the natu1a1 effect of placing a pie mium on good bright qualities, but it would also have its effect of reduc- ing the market level of price possible to obtain for the same. Holding the market at a lower level than naturally would be the case. Our.closing ad— vice would be to hold nice, bright characters of hay in either straight timothy qualities, qualities. You simply must make a fight. If you throw.up your hands, the hay situation is absolutely lost. That is a most true assertion. It is possible, dear readers, to put the mar- or clover mixed- HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. N0. 1 Michigan ......... $1000 No. 2 Michigan ........ . 10. 60 No. 3 Michigan. . . .1 ..... 11. 60 No. 4 Michigan ....... 11.50 No. 5 Michigan ......... 10 00 Zone No. 0 Michigan ......... 11.00 _ Zone No. 7 MiChig‘un ......... 2.00 . '1 ' NOTE—The prices given are on o ‘ Ihqsis of N10. 1 Timothy hay in the Idili'ere'nt Michigan freight sones. Thin give. you the price that Michi- gun dealers should be ehle to my“ offlils‘ égmmdlty, 1.0. in. their m.- Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone linden existing nlsrket condifi ’ hour" prepositgiogi. 9 N . loWer but we would 1. ket os‘ hay at- the lowest price you have seen it in ten years, if you are disposed to dump your stuff on the market We appreciate the serious- ness of the situation, but at the some time, We maintain that if you WiliI handle this proposition as you can, that the outcome will not be as seri- ‘ 011s as conditions now‘suggeStt - DETROIT—This market is simply swamped. Never have we seen condi- tions in ‘a more serious way than , they are here at the present time. It seems almost impOSSible to reduce 1'- holdings on track. Receipts seem to continue very heavy. The trade has been worked so hard that practically] every avenue 0f escape is filled up. Almost impossible to find a regular dealer or user of hay who has not enough on hand to last for some little"' time. Everything is in the buyer's favor. All offerings are subject to his conscience. On basis of Sales that are being made, would not indicate“ that they were overburdened in this respect. ' However, you Cannot expect anything different than we are experi- encing. Human nature regulates these matters. Every man is suIIp-I posed to take advantage of his posl tion. They are certainly doing it (11 this market. It is reported that about 10 per cent of last week’s re- ceipts were rebilled to other markets. HIAY—aDETROlT MARKET. No. 2 Timothy ......... . ..... Light mixed No. 1 mixed ........ . . Rye Straw ............... . . . . . Wheat and Out Straw ...... .. . PITTSBURGH—Not as yet has the situation on this market showu very much improvement. The receipts were so heavy at holiday time that the general situation became very much congested. In order to effect improvement, the trade in all direc- tions was loaded to_ overflowing. It will take some few days before we can hope for a release from condi- tions which were forced. Very un- satisfactmy, disappointing and almost lifeless is the situation on this mar- ket. , HAY—PITTSBU RGH MARKET. . 15.00 13.00 No. 2 Timothy hay.. . .. . , . . No. 3 Timothy ........ . . . . . No. 1 Light mixed hay ....... . 15.00 No. 1 Glover mixed hay. . 15.00 No. 1 Oat straw. 10.25 N o 1 Clover hay ............ 15.00 Fine Prairie Packing Hay. 11.00 No. 1 Rye straw. . 11.50 No. 1 wheat straw.....:...... 10.00 CHICAGO—The healthy and inde-1 pendent condition in which the Chi- cago market has been at most times during the 'I season shows a reversal of form at the present time. The}r could not Withstand the heavy re» ceipts, combined with the holiday period, had its natural influence on the market. At the moment they are in about the same general condition « as we find most other receiving cen- ters. Receipts are very heavy. -'De«. mand limited. No particular tone to the Situation. We believe. however that our next weekisf sport Will show 941. period last seasOn. No. 1 Timothy flay..l ....... $10.00 ' "all times forlarge bailed hay._ ' ally $1 per ton in eXcess of medium " fly. 1.1.3.... .l:.-I:'I No,3..'l‘h_n'ofll ..i' “Clover: ...........,....‘.....' '5,IThreshed Tihlothy . Mel-kph feeding hay. . . . {P'a’e in; ..... ~Choice Alldlta.. . s I‘Nor-Il Iguana... Rye .. "0‘1. leach-unnusotsuu-ss-rte... Whe.t ....qu-uoanan.'.I---.,... s2- ...‘“.". {up} I.- BOSTON—With a continuation of heavy receipts, and especially so on? low grades of hay, this market re— ports a very much easier feeling as a result. There is a nOticeabIle falling .off in export trade based on the Same This is a decided disappointment, because this market ' depends very much on this angle to dispose of a certain percentage of common quality stock. 4 . HAY—BOSTON MARKET. Luise Small . bales. hall lee. _ Hay, choice. . . . . . .820 .00. .321. 00 Hay, No. 1.. 20.00 119 - No.‘2............ 20.00 No.8 10.00 clover. .'. 18.00 clover mixed. 18.00 stock. . . 15100 Long rye straw. . . . 17.00 ' Tangled rye strnW. . . . 12.00 Oat straw I11.00 1NOTE—Lnrge bales weigh '200 to 250‘ pounds; medium holes from 80 to 100 pounds. NEW YORK—i—There is evidently quite some easier feeling on the New York market, but at the same time. receipts of good hay continue to be .very light, and also indications do not show that the market is so de~ cidedly easy on t0p qualities. We be- lieve that conditions at theImoIment - would‘warrant very close to 'this sea- son’s normal basis for strictly 1'0. 1' ' stock. Railroad embargoes tend to keep this market from being too badly congested. From a market standpoint this is a fairly good tea-‘- ture. We would report this market as easy on all grades of hay, ing strictly high qualities of either timothy or light mixed. that this market pays a premium at’: Usu- qr small bales. 11‘ principle of situation '. stroy' may noW entertain 1 f9 .1 anywhere near at». 1st ' existing later. e b ll setting a stake as to to are going to get for your It secIOnd; to dispose I111 on a percentage? as, .. if you have 600 bushels, dispose ‘ I one 'or two hundred bushels wheny can get the price you. ”are holding f " If the situation holds up to your lefv for a few days longer, place a like ainount on the market again; In this manner you will never at one time congest the SituatiOn, neither Will you. rob your brother producer of a chance at this given standard or price for the. given percentage of potatoes he. has for disposition. This manner will properly distribute and maintain a market basis, which Will in turn Shq;W you a profit on the trade so made. The days of haphazard marketing must end. You as marketers must begin to study the situation. and. com-I43“ mercialize yourselves along this line, or else you will never have any well assured results facing you.’ Keep abreast With the times. ‘ n POTATOES-a-MIGHIGAN zonetj" Patel-:5. II ,llllchig'un. . . . . . 431., ‘ Michigan. «. .= Michigan. . , - Michigan . ,. , ...... I. Zone No. -Michigan.,. ' ' ' NOTFF-F‘i-om present market con: .« dltions, local dealers in the freight . zones should [I you the price, 1 quoted nboVe for No. 1. stock file’- liven-ed at their“ ‘station‘s. These prices .can be increased. 11;. taking adventure oi special csrlot onus. 1 , Zone' No. Zone .No. Zone ' N0. Zone) 'No. use pt- ‘ Understand ' HAY—NEW YORK MARKET; New, Hnyt ' Large Small bales, . bales, per ten. per ton. Shipping 1 Lirht Clover Mixed. . . . 2000 No. 1 Clover Mixed. . -. .I ”1800 N.» a Glover Mixed. . . . 14.00 N9. 1 Glover ......;.‘.‘-.18s00 No. 2 (Novena. 15.00 Straw—é ' No. 1 Rie.........-..1’_f.00 No. I2 Rwe.........1. . 1 MOTIF—Laue holes weiill from . «a: it '~ 1 milieu" monk been DETROIT-Not as yet are We able to report this market on Ia good healthy basis. The demand seems to be lacking. There dees not seem to be anyone interested in this commo- II 'dity. That generally means that they ‘ just about as soon be free from it he to try to fight the cendition's as they see them. The actual sales are on ‘ about last week’s basis. Infect therer is really no change i one way or the other ' , of heavy receipts we would see very low market lsvel as a. reset Receipts need not 1116 increased but very little to actually mean ’aFcoIri'v' gestion. ‘ ‘ «. m 6113;. per. bu .4810 .55 from car, pier bu .50't058 1181 be even weliht. 1150, é’efikéted Includes cost of neck. i" PITTSBBEGH~The Pittsburgh ‘sVit- does not seem to be so very ‘ .. .o’ngés'ted at the present time ttlé‘ difficulty is experienced disposition of receipts; If other. rket centers did not create a sym- p1 , hello market standard, we belieVe it would 'be possible to raise the mar- hot at this particular point. But oi: course Blttsburgh receivers know “that the moment their market. Was raised above a float'i level,- or cor.- respondang market lev 1, that reCeipts would at once increase and that they would naturally be creating and 111-- _ viting‘ an unsatisfactory and glutted ' condition as a: result. POTATOES—~PETTSBURGH _ , - MARKET. , ' '13qu from car, per bu. . 4510.54 VV}*Sucke‘d from car, per bu .50 to .58 , FSncku mint he even welB’ht. 150 » V'honndu. ' ~-Pr1Vce quoted Include. coat of lack, uhomi 10360 each. , . in malt—V. 1 1 were taking ' Sales the fore part of the Week were made at an advance. Closing sales on Friday and Saturday at a re- duction. On the whole, the situation .. is just about normal. , , . g'e. \vhav'e .110 ' caue‘. factor , "oiftment or alarm‘ I" the *sitnatlon is handled at an diplomatically, a wel‘ _ assured market level Will be the ulti- mate result. In. tact,.lt is a most easy proposition to held the bean market at a certain level 0r cause it to ad- yahoo thrOugh the angle of disposi- tion.- Eeeding the market constantly and consistently will govern the re— «suits. Yen have demonstrated the poss1b1lities of breaking up a. 1110s " ”\dump undo , , manner“ :‘ception of the 393.3011. healthy prespect‘. You have now get ten on to a substantial basis, prac- 'tically where you started at the in- It is abso lately up to you whether you are going to trial tain a healthy marks: With a gOOd snappy tone, tending upward} or bother you are going to erflorw every elevator in the state, as you did some time ago: -If y6u do this, you can expect a. de- clihe in the market price on this com modit'y‘ and you ought to get it, be- cause there is abholutely no excuse on the part of the grower to handle the situation in any such haphazard With disappointments fac- ing us on practically every other com- modity We have for disposition, it cer. tainly behooves you to make a most * strenuous fight on a’commodity which offers you such bright possibilities. .You have a “good hand,” boys, stand »", pat- Unless you are up against it, don’tsell a been for the next 10 days. BEANS-DETROIT MARKET. " White hand-picked basis. . . . £2.20 Red Kidney” 2.30 MilOHLGAN ZONE PRICEQ. . [Zone No. Michigan. . . . . . . . 2.15 Zone No. 3, Michigan. . . . . . . . . . 2.20 Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7, Michigan. . 2.25 NOTE—-—We give you above the prices that Mlchltun dealers abould 7 be able to pay you for beans. hund- . picked bull. In the diflerent trek-ht zofines of Michigan. The Pink Sheet has not :the price 101- beums, hind-' ' picked basis. at the average Michi— ugan points,- at $2. 40 per bushel. u.-'--.-~- Autos- WHEAT _ ' mewhst tam’e ’affair. At the ‘ some time there is a much more friendly feeling for. the buying side than has been in eviden-Ce for some Expert trade con.- » ,1. 1,391 to be light There is an excer- ' ‘ ant demand for flour. There is a persistent demand from all foreign" arkets The export condithn would ugg‘est that Europe would need (flute . , . . 41.11% No 2'- Rea....:~. ................ 1421/, Speculative Prices: . ermine! dellvery ...... V. . . .31. 121/2 1 1.16% It may" represent the fun , e ’41; cows my gives you the tum T11- inter; .V 7 bean‘situation» is very sat . » - "We 3rather like the tone of the [oat :.situation A real healthy scrimmage has been in evidence from the very start. A review of the situation at the mement, and rem _ boring" the different situations along back, suggests to us that there Was a well warranted advance in sight. W e do not hepe for anything at all 'spiri - . Med. We feel that. there Will not be much of any change from day to day, ‘ > to week, but. or possibly tram weeli that the general indicatmns are going Vto be.“ ”nor a. bettering- 01‘ present can ditions‘, 201* in other? words, that, this] patienthls still‘golng to lmproVe. We i OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET. .36 35% ' 1.34% .35 Standard'............ No. 3 White......... No. 4 White... No. 2 Mixed.. No. oucuno-n 0-0....» un...-..--.o. 3 Mixed. . . . . PITTSBURGH—The arrWal of oats have been about sufficient to hold thp market on a steady basis. All arri- tvals being readily disposed of on basis of quotations. General situation about normal. OATS—PITTSBU RGH MARKET. Standard 37% No. 3 White. . . 3 Mixed. ..... . ....... 1:. CLOVER SEED From then ’ There continues to be but veiy 0:, little change to the general sit~ uation. We cannot look or ex- pect for anything really definite to take place until very close to seeding time. The market basis today is es- tablished on the future expectancy of the situation. Theseed business now going on is of a holiday nature. The producer is making occasional sales to local markets. Most local markets anticipate the situation fac- ing them, and are holding. Some are making disposition to large handlers V f” the Week buyers'-“” old with. a vim. A good 'V active demand and an improved tone, ' (to the Situation existed. A reverSal I not form was in evidence immediately :_after the first three days. . > on the situatidn has been about nor- : '- mai. 1. of seed, who in turn are playing the ' holding game. Thus you See it is ' V as fin naturally e a is, ‘Wbuld indicate a mOSt- health _ tn as eXisting .V. . CLOVER SEED—DETROIT MARKET. ' \ a.....-o...... ’ Jn‘he f 1 GORE We will continue to hoist Flag D No.1 on corn because we do . not see anything in the situa- tion that warrants our doing other: wise. We would like to feel secure in advising you to attack the situa'!‘ ton 11 some well defined way to make. possible better price conditions to prevail, but we do not feel that the situation warrants a much different handling than you are already malt-V; ing. We notice that there is no 0011- gestion in sight, that the tone to the situation remains about normal, which would in turn suggest’that the general situation was ‘ on a comparatively " healthy basis. We don’t think it is possible with the abundant corn crop you hang for disposition to create anything of a spirited nature. If you can hold it on a healthy basis, you V will be doing about all possible. ‘ Something in the way of increased demand must show up, or else we will do fairly well to maintain our pres~' ent position. Conhhued on Page Six Just What We Want! “If I have not shown my appre- ciation of the pink sheet I assure you that it 1‘s all right Just what we aunt and hate wanted for a number of gems. I have given my copies to my neighbors and in all cases with favor of new subscribv ers”——7l[r James Davidson, Hem— lock Mid: should know the freight rate from his shipping station to the leading market centers. With his key you are in a. position to now whether your local dealer is giving- you a square deal or not. Below we giv'e you the “Business Panning- 20116 Map of Michigan.” You will notice that in connection with the map we give you the ap- proximate rate per hundred pounds for shipments by freight to the markets named on most of the prod- acts of your farm. These rates will vary a. Little at different points, therefore we advise you to go to your local railway agent and get the rates from him. no is obliged by law to give you the rates, and with these rates and the “Pink Sheet" you are secure. Bone 1—Sault Ste. Marie. New York City. . . .' Pittsburgh. Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zone 2—xalkulm. New York City. .. Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Detroit 2011. 3—Day City. New York City. . . . . . . . Pittsburgh Cincinnati . . Chicago Detrmt Zone fi—Greonville. ,. New York Clty.......... . . . Plttsburgs ‘ 1:“ Cincinnati . Chicafo D‘etro t ‘°9gf;*%rk'§lm Vaeluecotxro EVERY BUSINESS shaman ..-.. .a-o.--. Ono-IlnleoIo-n non-o. I! non-nouaao-nnu so. thatch-IIIOOICIII OnUODIuIQQOOOIl-OO so..ve--¢-n-ee,; eneo-ooveeoI-nn‘, oV.--,-..-o..-osqo cone-eoeoo-uccroe Michigan Ereight Zones WITH , APPROXIMATE RATES T0 LEADING MARKETS (SEE TABLE. BELOW) MICHIGAN FREIEHT Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zone Ne—Tlchbnrf. New York C.ty......... . Pittsburgs '. Cincinnati .......,.,... Chicago ..........._..,.... Detroit QIDI‘OQIDOIIIOO oI-eoo-cnnnnnleeeo e..-on...- lend-Ito .W-v New York. Cit ........... Pittsburgh y Cine!“ hula” ooe'u‘eg-ou’?o,co‘;,ool >ChifioVoo-eoov-nuoeoufoo Detrot llooaotioovoohooon , , SEPT . .’ ‘ ‘.: Fifteen Weéks, blunt...“ . . ‘ FIFTY WEEKS OR TMO12E ONE oE EfiT PER WEEK (In remitting give full name, Ipost- office and run route ‘nnd advise * whether you are an- old or new subscriber toifacilitate acknowledgment) '"tIered as Second- Class Matter, OctOber 13, 1912, at poetofice at Detrmt Michigan, minder ItheI“ ~» .~ ; Act of March 3,1879 ' r PUBpIsHEp EVERY SATURDAY AT DETROIT BY :E‘ I , II _ ,1 : , Km 01' 9511;“: 25135:; wt: m FA?“ mam!" . . 1 And when yoti get your co-operattve elevator, t e U7N1£w You Cmcmo ST. Lents Pearl-lumen ’~‘~1-,.-Wlll be your agent your hired mIa'n. Really, new, llOW‘ , 1 1I Madison Ave. First Nat. Bank Bldg . 8rd. Nat. Bank Bldg. Sherman 131ng fike to “attend to the bliSII‘leSS elld 0f ypfit {3.1111111ng Si, 63.5%? HONEST ADVERTISING SOLICITED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES ‘ "‘0 see hOW’ it would seem?" As the elevator 11113.11. _, . I Ten cents per agate line, flat. No discounts for time or space, and no contract at this rate no I .“ ’Tamt all milk and honey, thiS elevator 53118111655. N ,f .let; 3115 opted for a longer pciuod than six months. Attractive combination rate With TheGleaner. monthly "but a little' milk, a'nId ”honey added to: the little we. gI‘eIItII Will 1.55.3 IT I' 5 5 little bit mote Andy 11:00, you Would getfi lid Of the ‘ : E D l T O R l A L ' ' , - ' 1if‘GO BETWEENS BETWEEN THE Go BETWEENS 1’ 1' OlVlE, NOW How are you going to classify the elevator , ‘ 11 I. man, the bean jobber; the hay dealer and the potato buyer? WHO 18 TI; S I' ‘ fl ( ~tonne and giVe themTivork’ 0g; illIII . II AIre they “'MidIdleinen. P” Let’s turn to VVebst‘erI: “Middle, ‘ Iggfiactég 53:5 Sfiipathyesefieyér .man —_— a go—between, an agent.” . Doesn’t hardly apply, TheSe 1 .9 'marked- men forfthle timIIeIi being an? fellows are certainly not agents. They buy your grain and produce .1 MAN BRYANT ‘1 believe many 0 t 8m. y means 0 . , . . .' . , t, 11-16. h b hi1 ‘ outrlght; theres no d1v151on of profits 1n the “turn over” An ‘ 33:2: threfhtelilfildtige selvgs affilfie agent acts for the principal; an elevator man can hardly be Said IN A QUIET WAY HE IS S‘OLVING A come a1credit to the county." I " 1 ~ CommissiOner Br’yant expects to‘_ f to be the Ifarme1 S agent. ' GREAT PROBLEM OVER IN secure additional land near thé Por-, Ahd if the elevator man, the bean fl KALAMAZOO CQUNTY' , tags farm in case it is needed. At jobber on the hay dealer is a “g0~ His Plan or Building Good Roads With the Present “me 120° ”“9116“ 0f 9"" - THE CO-BETWEENS between,” between a “—go —betvveen,” PNSOM" Has Been Successful— $333,135; 51;): eggdcabgpsthewlfigg, ‘ BETWEEN ' a “go-between” should stand between (N°£i::n:r;°p;::; t: 3:30;” the county is in a position to sup-II 1. THE CO-BETWEENS the producer and the Consumer- The Farm 2 1stressstrainer?13:13tr:v: , ’ ‘ fellows we refer to “go-between” the Here and there throughout the be solved. Every prisoner will moref‘j . fellows who “go—between” and the farmer and the consumer of the State 9901319 are asking "Who 15 this Ethan earn his keep and the amounts " ' - man Bryant-‘2". “He seems to have got- left over can then- be turned over to products ‘Of hls farm. - ten hold, ofthe right solution of the . the families of the priso‘ners , The elevator man creates nothing. True he purchases certain‘ pne tigreatthmg Prfblefm that Etc-0,1; Kalamazoo cpunttIsIr was tthe first tI - - - - . . ron 11g e peep e 01 every 8 e l ’ use prisoners n e cons ruc on o 1 . commodities, and by running them through certaln machmes, places the Union” W N. Bryant is the geod roads. Hardly aday’ passed but . such commodities in better shape for the market; but remember good roads commissioner of Kalama- what the county clerk receIVed are-.12” 'T' the farmer, the ,roducer alone creates. If the finishin o 1ches are ”00 county; the fellow mm a ”“919 quest for information regarding the n‘eces‘sarv to betlier fit his rod t f k t h h g11:1 t 'tl d Of years ago suggested the idea Of plan used from all parts 0f the United ‘ , P 110 5 01‘ mar e .1 .e 5 011 61 131‘ 0 working the county prisoners on the States. 'It is expected that the plan his finishing himself or pay another for that particular service. county highway?11 Sli) 513015813111 hats to use prisoriers at the farm and thus, ’ ‘ ‘ - . . 1 u _ 1) - . he been along t S no a c0mm1- keep them employed inste‘ad qr c‘on-' - I. Th1s pa1t1cular go between renders no sIerv1ce to the {aimers tees from different parts of the state fining them‘in the county jail, and in‘ ._\ I , I that they could not themselves render. The Iellow at the termmal have visited Kalamazm for the pur- this way making them produCers in- , I ,, ,1 market, under present conditions, renders a certain service for Dose of studying the Plans that he stead Of non-produce”, will be copied ll ~ has worked out. by othercounties. ' ‘ which he is paid a certain definite sum. A certain amount per ton Through the efforts of Commis- for handling hay; a certain amount per bushel for handling pota- missioner Bryant a 24-acre farm has toes—a commi sion a re d u on ment or c n fin t been purchased, and every prisoner ' Here is a. Secret for sheep men -, 1 S g L p ’ a pay f a ertai de 1 e confined in the county jall Will be ‘ who are going to run Short; on their ,‘i ' service obliged to (10581 certain {amount 0f clover hay this Winter. A little brine . 1 I, We are not taking the moral element into consideration right Work on this farm commencing early sprinkled on Wheat or oat straw will, 1 - . . ' next spring The prisoners are to be make it more palatable and theUI _ now. Commissmn men do overcharge, they do speculate with paid a certain sum for their services sheep will eat more of it when so: ,I others’ propertyfi—sbut we want to get right down to the business and the money earned will be paid treated. 1 r si i 11. Until 11 fa n r ~‘ ' . ' over to support the family or depen- p Opo t o t e r1 e 3 get representatives at the terminal dents of. the prisoners. On this farm markets they must have their representatives—their agents. When ‘ the good roads commissioner believes SPECIAL NOTICE . I I I , . you consign a car of hay or beans to acommission man, that man he can raiseI enouglIi gotaItIoesII 23d To the Founders of « j) -\ ' . _- . ' 1 . - other vegetab es to ee :1 o e ' ‘ becomestour agent if he makes a profit you should get 1t,I if he county prisoners. In speaking to a MICHIGAN BUSINESS . . meets With a loss, you stand 1t~he IS entltled to hls commlssmn, representative of Michigan Business ‘ no more. Farming the other day, Mr. Bryant FARMING , ' ,I "‘ said. i . 1 ‘ 7, But what about our elevator man; our ha dealer, otato «1 It you were one or the loyal 1 y y y p The prisoners, I find’ are gOOd farmers who helped found this buyer or bean jobber? They buy the products of your farm out- workers and they mean to do Whatis , ' ' . ., 1 ' right. All that is necessary is to ap- rlght, at a certam agreed price. Every dollar of prOfit they make, peal to them in the right way. weekly Market and Crop Reporter in the face of the combined oppo~ above the actual cost of handling, belongs to you and the farmers . “There are men in the road camps 2350105821156Ngrrg‘degcgag:l:::agd of your neighborhood. And their profits would go directly into at the present time. under sentence di 3. T T , y 5’ . .. b ‘ ' ' who are the best workmen I have 3°“ 113 on or wentyflve con 97 your pockets 1f yourself and your nelghbors owned the elevators. ever met. Some of these men- are to apply on a full FIFTIY WEEKS ;_- f And right here is a little truism: “If the elevator man and the willing to remain with us and work SUBSCRIPTION bean jobber were not making money, they would not continue in 3:26;;iggeiiessinfiggeihgivfil 2:135:93“; I Ask ‘5' aPersonal FGVO .1: .the business” If the elevator man could not make more out of make good while under sentence that that you “Ind the bal'anco 1-,}. our-"1 1.; that $5,000 1nvested 1n elevator property than he could 'Wlth the I Will look after them when their rency, or “5mm in an early m5“ 7" 1 same amount invested in farming, he would trade his elevator for s_eutences expire either by providing Remember every issue of the little - . . work for them on the roads or in u lnkrsheet" 15 goln to SEW 55‘, ‘ your farm. Men do not continue long 1n a busmess that does not [some of the local factories 1 - tgr, mor’e practical. and wk“ you! return reasonable profits. So don’t weep when the elevator man “We shall not need any stOne walls send in the balance, be sure to not _ " r ‘ 1 ' and iron bars at the farm. We shall ‘1 a uglghbo'r or tho to Join with you ‘ ,tells you his tale Of WOE' . ' ' . . treat the men white and there is no by Inning for 5 full ’5”: or m These go—betweens are all right, good fellows and entitled question but what We shau get re-' subBCTlvtlon. Right .now ,5 if)! qto a good living But the whole trouble is that they have ’gotten sultss Another thing I have in mind we need ,i t t k th isoners frém this , into bed with you and slept snugly under your covers so long that , czuniy :11; “giggivmg- time ‘at hole 3‘1.“ ”:99”, when they complete their son ' ‘nm‘mm 11‘s.: 51 delivery fish‘s? y, ’ system, a ', Many 'defectsr‘five‘i‘e ‘fOund continent: ' going topha‘ , the; 'eXDIeSS» “- ' hangereo: . ted,‘a‘.;trialfwas " _ ,r-st-on ‘ione' route, a i service. was , finally ‘es-' ,. ' ‘ mania on date . . "7.00m n. his} .di rent, 1; . "However, , we, cheer up, and .dl‘scOnr, f’eni’ents, we, are, finally ‘ afpaijcels poistldw. If , ,. ,companies and their n‘thon‘glit th'at'th‘e people of _ the entertains,.wcitfldé site up 8°. easily, they are going tombs mightily , . fooled, ,The’~.law,, in‘it's' application ‘ ~ to country-wide scrviceL-is *Lemendment;~ and . among ._.thin‘gs" to " be done ‘ When , Governor the " first Ferris calls 'a 'special'v'session . of con- gress, will bewto so amend‘the law that the city dealers-will'nOt become , , the solenbeneficiarie‘s of the service. .- . I A t «216,-». Im.) ‘ ‘ m2... LAW. ‘er 0'0”ij ', ’A’r-f A . bearmnnou AMOUNT ,gf'lg‘he show is a facsimile of an ofli~ MyciabAmer-ican EXpress Company re- ~ oe‘ip‘t. {It‘shows that E. L. Keasey, of 2,: spam: Haven, Michiga'n, shipped a “ P‘barrel of apples to Grant :Slocum, De- '; j tr'o‘i't, Michigan, Mr. Keahey s'old this r.» , barrel-of apples for $1.60, the barrel ' '- coating :him 30c. The shipment company made a carrying charge of i; one cent a pound, or $1.60. grower received _ $1.30 for a barrel of Weighed‘160 pounds, and, the express , The apples, “the barrel manufacturer re4 ceived 30cfor the package, the Ameri- . can Express Company received $1.60 for their‘services, and the consumer paid $3.20 for three bushels of apples. -, Is this a case of “high cost of living ” or a case of the “express cempany’s living. high?” \_ , ti 4 .Kicnmo our THE LAND. SHARKS , (.Continued‘from Page One) _' home state. These fellowscan stand 9 thefinancial loss, but the foreigners ‘1': {whashave saved a few hundred. dol- , _ r‘erst, ,Some cases that have been “brought to our attention are really pitiable, and it is to be hoped that :_ Governor-"Ferris will give his sanction . to.,some’ sort ofa law that will pre- {g vent .the continuation of these fraud- ulent transactions. , Y ’ , The bill referred to by Mr. Gong- - ., ‘ "'wfefr ls‘ giVen below, and either it or a ‘__.,) . ,amore drastic lawshould be placed * upon the statute books of Michigan , before the ,1913 session of the state legislature adjourns. . _’- A BILL to prevent the fraudulent ;.sale of land. . ' " #:‘Seotion 1. The people of the state qt‘Michigan enact, that after this act shall take effect, it shall be unlawful , for any individual, firm, corporation .. or association, or for any individual, ,“Iafflrm, corporation or associ'atiOn who 3; purchase lands for the purpose -_or in- flatéjnt to dispose of the same at an ad- ]! YWJIMC lllc Ask 1 on a" postal card for ’2 f‘opics. to hand to. your .1343- ".are among the most frequent 1! ;e' . ‘plnlisncc ” Ilclp 300in T vanced price, to act directly or indié rectly as selling agents for themselves or for others, until he or they have procured a. certificate of authority from the secretary of state. , ' ’ Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for such individual, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale any farm or lands at a fictitious valua- tion. or represent the Same as good productive land, when the facts as to quality of the soil and land does not warrant any such aflirmation. Sec.-3. . Any; individual, firm, cor- poratiOn er association violating any of the proVisions of this» act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace or ocurt of rec- ord, shall forfeit his or their license, and shall “be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five, nor more than one hundreddollars, or confined in the county jail not less than ten . days, or more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the-court. . Sec. 4. It is the sense of this act that each member of any such fimi, corporation or association shall be re- sponsible for any. violation hereof. Sec. '5. Nothing in this act shall prevent any individual who owns or occupies any land as a homestead from disposing of the same or any ‘part thereof. i_ . - ‘ . Sec. 6. All acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with—the pro- visions of this act are hereby re- pealed. ' ‘ ‘ . If there are drafts; through, your . horse stable; « tuck. ,aWay'= stew“ (191le f’ for the‘veterginarianw .11.; rection;, en- . ,- s going :to‘ prove to = . , runni- of? all. the trOu-g . bles‘an'd; ann’o noes,“ the difliCulties capable of , frdm a reader who resides, near Les— lie, --Michigan: ' “Editor Michigan Business Farming: "‘I want to thank you for the infor- mation Sheet” cencerning the price," of red kidney beans. Following your advice, I had them hand-picked, and after I got them ready for.the market I asked-the elevator man what he was paying for red kidney beans, hand- picked, and he gave me a price of $1.80 for 58" pounds. The following day I went to the elevator man to ’buy some ibags, expecting to ship them beans direct; the clerk was in, I paid for the bags and took them to my home. The next morning the pro- prietor of this elevator called me up and offered me $2.25 ‘per 58 pounds. I let him have the beans, and I have credited to \the “Pink Sheet” the difference between $1.80 and $2.25, or i . 45c per bushel.” Our correspondent adopted exactly the right course. Had he been inter- ested in a local elevator or a bean- picking plant, then he should have sold the beans through his local ele- 'vator, regardless of the price offered by this dealer. Under the circum- stances, however, he was acting as an individual. The local dealer expect- ing, of course, that he was going to ship without giving him another chance, quoted an outside price with . the expectation that the beans would be shipped and would not net him the price quoted by the local dealer. If this plan had worked, the farmer would have lost money on the ship- ment, and this would have discour- aged. him from making direct ship- ments in the future. Our correspon- dent called the bluff, however, turned the beans over to the local dealers, credited the profits to the right source, and successfully “bagged the coon.” The best butter color is fOund in good clover hay and a few clean yel- low carrots; besides, the cow loves to tint the goods through her own ap— plication of the pigments. Try her and see. . . , _.r Wadi-numeral," _.arkétvardr itPAYS-FORrIt! . , b,_ ‘Pink' Sheet". has ..had,;its”influ-;. ‘ , ;, n'ce'on the marketsthtoughout the , state, and .the ldcalixlealers haVe ‘ ‘found,~yit .a mighty‘thard proposition. ** , Wtotuin our readers or: the right. road.- " ., HOWever, there are alnumber of ways ' to, “bag 8. won,” and we should like to have our readers go very carefully . Dyer the ‘letter which appears below, received through the “Pink. pehn Bu‘ttevery Farmer ' ‘rrahd he pays for it, bee-3,5,5. ~ "heijl‘ikesit! ‘ , WE ADMIRE THEIR SPUNK. The Ionia County Farmers’ Insti- tube has virtually seceded from state” protection and will procure speakers , andlhold its 1913 institute under its, own auspices and with its own pro- gram. - President Taft, of the Michigan Ag-' ricultural College, when notified of - the intention of the Ionia body, no- I tified the local association that the state would hold a county institute in Ionia as usual, regardless of what ac- \ tion the Ionia; association might take, The Ionia institute is a pioneer» of Michigan institute work, having or- ganized under the‘ state law passed in 1895. Luther Hall, first president, is one of the executive council, which ' decided to sever connections with the state. While the Ionia institute, through its action, will not be recognized by the state, it is the belief of its mem- bers that much more good can be ac- complished through its own efforts than could accrue through state pro- tection. BACK TO THE FARM FOR HILL. Into the greenhouse of James J.‘ Hill, in the rear of his residence at Et, Paul, where Mr. Hill has been card rying on for the last two months an experiment expected to revolutionize agriculture, six men representing commercial and financial Minnesota, were guided today to witness aston- ishing results in wheat, oats and bar- ley culture, achieved by new chem- ical soil analysis and its practical application. Phosphorus has been found to be the great essential plant food lack- ing in the soil of the northwest and Mr. Hill has found the- way, he told the Minneapolis men, to increase soil fertility. “I believe,” Mr. Hill said, “that we can, by application of these methods, increase the production of grain in the northwestern states to twice the quantity given in the figures of the department of agriculture for 1912..” STAWBERRY PLANT Dunlap at $1.65 per 1,000. Lowest prices on vigorous nursery stock in the state. 1913 illus- trated catalog free. MAYER'S PLANT NUR- SERY, Merrill, Mich. 33 standard va- rieties. Senator WOULD YOU BE SO FOOLISH As to let ONE-CENT—A-WEEK stand be— tween you and the DOLLAR-MAKING in— formation contained in every single issue of MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING There is not a farmer in Michigan so rich or so poor that he can afford to be without this weekly;that is already gaining fame as the “salesman” of every Michigan farm factory. snub nus coupon, on can IN A LETTER DEAR SIRS: ‘ M RURAL PUBLISE‘ING CO..',95-97 FORT ST. WEST. DETROIT, MICH. , I enclose fifty cents fin stamps, money orders or currency, for which send “MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING”, fifty weeks to— so. r—ClNCl NNA‘r-i. 'MAR~K§*r...-t EH!» .8. wine. .-. ' ' 5' .‘ ’ .. ‘ 05.0" I r, .48 049 “I .4795 , l ' .. . oooos'D‘IIUII-ll‘I-l‘, ueb'nuocaudn , .. dons menths" no , ‘ nipping. stand; ‘nfl.’ a‘flfiffifii‘yx'xL-xv - y point-,xbut .‘on haste of'Weather con 1No.3mlxed.............~. .4854.» ; No. 4 mired. . .......... . .47 . CORN—PITTSBU'RG‘MARKET. No.2,W'hlte.... ...'. ~"No. 3 white....... .. . . No: 4 "hitc ........ ‘u ,-No. 2 yellow........... No. 3 yellow ...... ......... ~No. 4 yellow. . . . . . .No.2mlxed....... _ transmitter: ;We.snaii=skpejcti~ will hat. ~ . us $1 $11,! . PM. urally‘2tend,.”toward an uplift. offlburfl'" “thej'm. t'l'ihereto present and past most ridemoraiizédz 19.11937 ‘ . 331 h" condition. in .. canolusljon. we Jw’quldgg'r: ’3 T say, have .faith.‘ hang.on.‘. Don’t take ‘ the count .et,fl'fl. h'tiit‘but . i. . .. y , . g~ , ‘ 9” ‘ _ 511311316" with the .d ation. or-partieslm _ . ‘ ' have‘tbfdo is to... if; I’protes that the 'OjN‘lONs . ' , interested.” .All'the No. 3 mixed. . . . APPLES' - ,Almost impossible to hoist a flag which hits the true situa- ‘ ‘V tion existing on apples. We be- lieve No. 1 comes as near to it as anY. We might say that the market is over-fed, that there was a storm on, which is quite true. We appreci- ate that the situation is entirely up to the storers of apples at the present. time. From a producer’s standpoint, there is nothing to it whatever. You will haVe but very little impression or influence on the future situation. We note from the very start that common qualities of apples would not br: anywhere near their true value as based on No. 1.stock. This suggested at once and verified the true condition which we knew existed—that we had an abundant crop for disposition, an that We must handle the propositioi‘ in a most definite manner or the en- tire situation would be seriously crip- pled. The.storers of apples and the distributers of apples are not forcing the market at the present time. True it is that they are keeping after every angle of disposition constantly and continuously, but they are not sacri— ficing or reducing their price in the least. There is a very heavy con- sumption going on constantly. The» moderate price and constant calling attention has had much to do with the heavy movement so far. Some- thing might happen at any moment but the fellows who store apples are of a disnositiOn and nature necessary to withstand most any condition. \\ r don’t look for these fellows to do any dumping. We expect them to place their holdings on the market as fast as they can at satisfactory prices, and when they cannot get satisfac- tory priCes, to hold back. If the abow course is carried out, we will have a continuance of the present conditions at least, and we look for an advance. g ' / ' I» , Detroit. . Yellow Globe, sacked. no: cwt. .0 Red Globe. backed. per cwt.. . . . . Yellow GIObe, hulk, per}ew’t.‘. ..' Red Gl‘ob‘e,‘ bulk, per owt..i.".'.‘.‘ . ' ’ ' Cincinnati. , Yellow Globe, sacked, per cwt. . ‘ ‘R‘ed Globe, sucked. pel- cwt. . . .‘r. Yellow Globe, bulk, per ewt. . . . Red Gloh'e, bulk, per cwt.. . . . . . Pittsburg. Yellow Globe, sackedyper cwt.. Red Globe. sacked, per cwt. . . . Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt. . . . \ Red Globe, bulk, per cwt... . . . . . CABBAGE , Market continues to be over- M fed. That does not just express the situation,‘ either, because the arrivals on the outside markets are not heavy. In fact, they remain ' very light. But for some unaccount‘ ablereason, there -‘does not appear to be any demand or tone to the sit- uation whatever. There are occs-_ sional cars of very fancy medium sized cabbages in prime condition, selling at fairly decent prices, but from a general standpoint there is absolutely no use to consider this commodity at the present time from a shipping angle. It begins to look a little discouraging, but let’s not give ,. up yet, because we have before us 50 per cent of the natural cabbage sea- son. .There certainly ought to be something happen during'this' time. It certainly cannot get any worse, Therefore let’s figure and hopethat we will yet be able to make disposi- tion on a profitable basis. CABBAGE -— GENERAL MARKET. Danish. per ton on track. .No market Dome-tic, per ton. track. {No market BUTTER APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. Fancy, 'per barrel ........ 2.00 to 8.00 Ordinary, per Inn-rel ...... 1.00 to 2.00 ONIONS The situation does not look very much better: We can- not say from a casual observ- ‘DE lance that there isany part]. couragement to. offer. We do not know of a market that is very muCh ,relieved from its glutted condition that we have been experiencing. True it is that practically all of; the larger market centers are gradually getting » in position where they can take one .Or two cars to advantage, but the ‘Situation Certainly does prove that ‘ we, had eVery market in the United [States plugged to. a. finish. ' Over- ' . . . ~ . ‘1 ‘ ‘~ ‘ ‘ l1 We are aware that there is just a little easier feeling to the . butter situation. We have already warned you, that something along this line might develop at most any time. It is unquestionably true that the market level has been at a very high point for some time. , With a little stirring up ofthe Elgin situa~ tion, it would be natural to'k’expect that something of a reactionary na- ture would be .the result. Tone to the situation is just as good as it has been; nothing but manipulation could show a change. In fact we expect that manipulation is what has been holding it at its high level. BUTTER—GENERAL MARKET. Creamery No. 1,. per podnd. . .35 Fancy Dairy. per pound...” .02" keep it; alivewil‘l 119V”; ‘y’iell ‘f‘JaPPEQfiP‘ » ‘ 'X‘ standpoint. . , .. r , . . ~ ,. stand together. , . The 0W" trouble; at” “ 3‘ .11 e“ I ~_ be'r’ air-jumped the “fen? ' EGWENEFAL- MARKET Large . fresh . . .. Medium Fresh .. .: . .8111 “J-thI‘O'Ilghi' jibe bgrad ' . . all that'we could expect; Quite satisfactory We have handled the situationfin the best pos- sible advantage, this season. ',We would not advise disposition of pou1~ try before the 10th of January. It Will be about this time before there is a general demand for the same. ".We have just passed through a real poul- try period, a time when practically every one p‘artakes of this line of deli- cacy. There is no usa to try to crowd ‘ the market, because you are facing 'a large dressers’ co’nditiOn if you do. You cannotl‘create or excite a demand from a-consumers’ standpoint. The overflow that you make possible by excessive sellingis taken care of, by the large dressers. They buy your stuff, at theSe critical times at a sac- rifice price, dress it, and put it in cold storageto come out later at a satisfactory poultry period in comps; tition with your birds then coming on the market. This provesthat you are creating competition ‘against your own goods. Don’t do it. . POULTRY—DETROIT MARKET; No; 1 Turkeys .......... .16 to. .18 2 uTuJ-keys ........ .14 to. ..18 1 Spilng Chickens. . .12 to. .14 2 Syn-ins:~ Chickens. . .10 to .11 1 Fowl; ........... .11 to .13 2 *F‘owls. . . ......... ‘ to .09 ‘1 Geese ............ .12 to .14 1 Ducks ............ .15 to .16 POULTRY —— CHICAGO MARKET. ' No. 1 Turkeys ................ .16 No. 2 Turkey: ............. ‘. . . .13 No. 1 Spring Chickens ......... .12 No. 2 Spring Chickens ........ '. .10 No. 1 Fowls. ...... . ........... No. No. 1 Duck: ........ . .......... Nata—A wire from any oi! our readers will bring last minute no- tations. Use carp in‘mnking‘ l in— menu and be 'sure the comigneeds financially responsible. : _ : Thegene‘ral poultry situatiOn is' (ft, oment is} that seine .u‘nrulygmejm4 ,3 6.8- 57¢ ‘ . 11.65%: _ - - , - a _ ., > .\ 4 p .100 averageincreaseuaboiveone a: ' . ‘ ‘ p ‘. p ' ,p.’ ‘ / agio,yzand‘thefiw'eek-g:olo‘8e ' ' - ‘ ‘ f ' ‘ POULTRY ' . ‘yardéi'andunotmorethe ‘ha , . _ .. . 1 g ., , ; ion».hand."for local'd‘em p. ' ‘ " ‘ ' ' feeders were {found- r'n'osin'g' Var - looking“ for smokers: to: talk. ‘ the farms .jfor'paddlflg} , frdm 'a general, ” " " ‘ " certainly. . the', block ‘that Was fat enough bleed-g The milk, cow ' trade . slumpy; 'a'marked decline b’eing ‘noye from. last Week’s movements; makin‘ .a $5 knock-off as an.ayera‘ge.\flF.’ollo ing is our quotations as 'gleanedjtr the yards: ‘ = . , .. CATTLE—DETROIT 31‘0ch . ' _YARDS. .I' ., Beef lteeru. good to prime -. e'avy .....7.50to‘ . ‘ 1 Beef :lteerl. medium to l: " w . good ................7.00to.wj‘ . Beet steers. common to , " * '9': .. I. ‘ tar . 0.0010: 6375 ' Yearling. . .. . .. . . . . . 4.25 to .4355; Beet cows. common _ to . _ selected; . 5.50 to’ 6.00 . Heifers, selected . . . . . .‘ 5.00 to 0.50 Stock‘ steers . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 to 450* . , Feeders . ........ . ...... 6.00 to, 6.50; " ’ Gunners 'and cutters. 3.00 to‘ 3.75; j j Good .to prime veals. .. 9.00 to 11.00”, Bulls . . . . . . . . . ........ 350 to 6:00. res-nu. ‘ , Buffalo—Cattle. 'y l A steady cattle'market prevails at)" " ’ thispoint as'compared with oneweekv‘ ago. Not ‘ .enough‘ cattle in . to; really{ test the market, Sellers' generally of the opinion that the supplies} . the ‘next few weeks willinotdae at a‘ l" large,’and that a good trade inuin prospect. Choice butcher cattle that:'.;¢’:~“ show a fair degree (if finish as well as .1 _ good weight are in godd, steadytvdel-J rt; mand’ and finding ready sale,_a._s» also". v are all milkers and springers." KBulis, ’ are kicking higher, ‘while the "stocker ,4” and feeder trade is a. little'inclin‘ed: . to rest. Veal prices were highernthan the fence, due to at 50c raise within _. ‘ the past week, but the "close caught" ‘ them coming down and they are new. tame again at .-old but not low prices 3 as values are yet around the $12.50: for best, and $11@11.50 for 3fair.";’ grades. ' » ' v in .,. _ LIVE STOCK W Cattle-Lotilcagq. > Live stock at Chicago atthe weekfs » close showed beevessllo higher than. for a corresponding period of a year ago. Catt-1e receipts'are meeting. with briSk inquiry from local packers .as Welles a few‘ eastern shippers and each day‘was clearedearly. Withhest , steéts “bringing-"around, 39-40. White, . , .. . ' ., . ~Mé‘1Q§;lv$‘.v.seemed..ttépilos ground. 3 ., A pig that is 'feiilistfi érely .tof- * t, 250 ' , ~ ' low .- -‘b‘,e 113g' , . ‘ ‘ 6 9kg 0 CATTLE—BUFFALQS‘l‘degi-‘i - ‘9 YARDS. - «1,... Beef steers, good ‘ to‘ V l; ; 3?... heavy ._.'.....,.. , 8950‘99300 Beet steers. medium ‘to -. _. 5..." good ». .1». ._."-: .- 8.00513) 8.50} f Beet steers, co'mlnfhn to ‘ . fair. . . . . ,V ' Yearlingl' ‘ ' ‘ Beef 09!": selected; z . . .. . . .fl. . .* h’elfenfyg good' to 1 choice ‘ ' {mun-o .4... I ‘ Hcfleru, ticketed; :Stock, steer; ..’. . VJB‘Qederq . . 11* ‘ " 4" . . .520 to 5550' .275 to 4.30 is based on gross tons. like the coal situation 4 3'4: 26:75, to 3.50 ' Sheep—Detrmt Receipts at Michigan Central stock _ yards for the past Week were 7,284 425' . decline resulti was. . against 3546 one and: the market felt the sheen Weight er p2‘ckersI didn’t like. 6 slight inorease and held" efore making purchases, ' .' 3. When a local packer broke ' Ices. and gates flew open to the chedul'e's". . Light to good butcher held first place in the affections rehasers, and this squealed along ' . at; a $7. 50@7. 75 gait, with pigs " ,lrers close at their heels and. ;in equal prices St2gIs Were IQuO- HUGS—DETROIT MARKET. Mr to choice butchers. .730- to 7.65 .. . 7.50 to 7; 05 Opuunccordins' to ' ihtI ............3.00-t03.25 r'p'REIssEIo Hees Block, flog. ............ ‘. .9 to 100 . 'INoile—Dre-ued hogs weighing pounds bring beltI slow at $8.20 week ago , 2nd fl2ttenéd accordingly 9. 25@500 Best lambs Walked 830,- While fair to good lambs,“ Went short on\bids and cull-s skulk'ed the corners at as loW as $2. 50@3. There is an undertone, however better themselves in the sheep fmar- ket. Note scale of prices; SHEEP —— bETRoIT' erocK I. i . f YARDS. . , Limbs, good to 'ch'Ioice. 8.25 to 8.30 do, .. fair to good” .7.25 to 8.00. Yearling 1mm, choice" 5.00 to 5.50 Mixed sheep 3.5010430 Cull sheep 2.50 to 3. 00 'Be careful in shipping. Hogs—Buffalo. . 7' This market was very satisfactory“ I Prices jumped frOm 10@ and in several cases to 250 per Over those of four days prior. ping grades were the ones which . hoWedI greatest inflation The supply was light with a dwindling tendency, éyWith receipts for Say Friday last show Iing 5600 head against 8,000 head a’ IWeek, ago and 9,600 at 3. correspond- ' '71 ihg date One year ago, Yorkers lights and pigs trotted down the boards at a,-l1vely p2ce and price— -making was -.'the order, the best weight ones going mostly at $8 and some a little heavier bringing $8.10, while good straight pigs showed some sales at $8 15 The top was against $7. 85 a week ago, $7, 65 7t In Weeks ago, $6. 55 a year ago, and $885 top two cars ago. Price' We . quote is as f loWs: "Hoes—BUFFALO sTOCK YARDS . ' o'inmon to good: mixed. .730 to 7. 00. ."lifair to mI'eqnmn weight. .7. 90 to 7. 95 Light“. eights 7.90 to 8 00 ‘ Fancy shippers . . . .. S .00 to 8.10 Stags ................ . . . 5.50 to 0.25 figs. '....'...I, ............ 8.40t08.45 I sheep—Chicago A enormous increase of arrivals,' 000 head, gave packers an t iby td pound prices earth- - A I,“ 3,, I $511211 sheep and lambs felt the . 1‘, 50c . ' rt pm Eastern shippers he Week without ShOW-I. ' Sheep—Buffalo. Under a supply that no one looked for there being about fifty cars of fresh and fiVe cars of hold-overs, or I. a total of over 11, 000, the market tumbled another step down the gol- den stair. A full quarter of a dol- lar being the size of the drop, and this too, within a space of 48 hours. A slow market exists even at the de' ‘ cline and Some sellers having great difficulty in effecting clearan‘Ces. Best lambs at slow sold at $8. 65@8. 75, as compared With"$-9.25@9.35 a week ago and a range of from $7.15@7.30 for the same time last year thing that depresses the market is, that stocks arriving good, which throws a large portion of the arrivals over among the culls; and here, though the market was low- ' er- yet buyers and sorters were ac- tiVe in among the culls and made for that section, a fairly ‘active ses- sion.Follow1ng prices are not pleas- ing SHEEP—-— BUFFALO srocK ' ‘ YARDS. Lambs. good to choice. .850 to 8.75 do, fair to good ...... 8.10 to. 8. 40 do, culls to Common . .7. 00 to 8.00 Yearling“ lambs, choice. 700 to 7. 50 do cull to fair ........ 4. 50 to 0. 50‘ Wet ers, choice . . .. ...... 5. 00 to 5 50 Ewes, choice handy weight . ‘ ............... 4.50 to 5 .00 Cull sheep. . .. . ....... 2.25 to 3.75 caused a break in prices-I Yearlings receiVed I , Will have a tendon body wants feed. ‘ “Blend” flour, 11/8 paper sacks. ISpring patent ................. 4.5 that cenditidns Will soon Another - are not very ' Bucks . .I ..... . . . . ,. ...... 2.50 to 3.50 , COAL. Generally speaking, . there is. a change prevailing Over the coals‘siltua- tion. The movement of coal is more. freely with the exception of mining districts that 2rIe still tied up on account of not being able to get equip ment from the railroad company. The , mild weather keeps the situation un- der. cover every minute. Should a cold wave strike the central stats every coal dealer would be telegrap- ing for more coal The result would be another shortage because there are, not enough coal cars to supply the demand, and up go the priCes The anthracite: Situation is a little, ,easier and fairly good an I delivered to “7,9. 121's '1‘, ” ets, Which are relic II than» ‘ Pocahontas mine run.i , ~» Michigan Domestic 4- -inch-. lump Anthraci 0 egg. Stove or ngt " r 5225 Not e: Quotations en ant FLOUR AND FEED. The flOur and feed market is some. A what dormant, with very few changes. Cannot see any reason why the prices given below should be changed The flour and feed situation is something When the weather is Warm, not so much feed ~is used; therefore, the prices change very little 'If the weathe1 is cold.. then the demand is greater; therefore the price must go 11p, becauSe every- Price per bbl. .8 5.15 Kind. 7 - . Per ton5. Coarse corn meal .............. 23. 30 Cracked corn .................. 25.50 Chop feed .............. ' ....... 2 1.00 Coarse Middlings .............. 23.50 Fine .middlin’gs ................ 26.50 Bran (standard) Theabove prices are f. o. D. De- - troit, Mich. Cotton seed meal delivered to any . point taking a Detroit late at $30 50 per ton in car lots not less than 20 tons. Those interested can write our Bu- reau for information. , BUTTER SITUATION STEADY. Market In Good Condition This Week At New York. The “Pink Sheet” gets the informa- tion from the New York market that I from May lst up to Saturday of last Week were 1,744,056 packages, against 1,733,014 the same period last year. Receipts for the week' up to last Sat- urday were 34,524, against ’8,349 the same week a yea1 ago Receipts Mon day were 4854, Tuesday 9,245, Wed— nesday, Thursday, Friday. A steady market prevailed in the butter market this week and cream— ery extras sold readilyIfrom 37 to 37%0. There was not that extreme Scarcity of last week although offer- ings were not plentiful At these high prices buyers are taking just what ' they want for their immediate needs and when they get that they apear to be satisfied. Firsts-sold at 32 to 350 and seconds from 29 to 31c. stock was doingr a little better, but the best current make coming brought , 210 and there seemed to be more de- mand for it. Fine storage creamery is in good demand at 33 to 340 for extras and 30 to 320 for firsts There is a consid- erable amount of out-of-town trade now for stOIage butte1 and the situa- tion is in pretty good condition Thursday there was a decided firm- ness in the market. On call 77 tubs of creamery extras sold at 38c and the market was firm at this price. Undergrades of creamery were sell- ing very well. IIThe movement of storage butter in December has been satisfactory. In fact, the situation generally is in mighty good condition. January 2 it was estimated that holdings in the public and private freezers in New York were about 102,000 tubs, against 100, 000 tubs the same date a year ago.‘ This is quite encouraging when it is considered that on January 1,1910, there were 235, 000 tubs 'here The ' estimated holdings in Chicago on J an- ’ ‘ ' nary 2 are given as 165, 000 tubs. In -' _t. the four cities the holdings of butter are, estimated to be 50, 000 tubs more 2-year ago and about one-half ‘ as many tubs as on January 1,1910. 3 ' tom-me» acite coal” ‘Egg receipts since April 1. Packing)‘ ‘ er, , tug unsold and in the far \ we received reports fro thee special correspondents in each Which covers the state corn-I” Upletely, and yet if each subscriber'I neighborhood it would help us in “a 'to Michigan Business Farming would:- send in a, report covering his own, gathering data for a very important? report. These special reports giVe us: an insight into the supply of theses commodities in our own home state,_v._ ‘ and Will have much to do with they ‘ Try to cover your own township as nearly as possible. - future market. In writing me, don’ t fail to give ydur‘ ‘ name the name of your county and the township .' BOSTON BUTTER AND EGGS. The fellowing report, comparison between the receipts of butter and eggs for the first week of January, 1912 and 1913, will be of in- II A terest to our readers: Butter. Week ending Jan. 2, 1913 ............... 10, 305 Week ending Jan. 2, 1912 ............... 12, 661 Eggs. 7,126 9,821 .1,348,525 Sam-e period last year: ...1,197,420 Butter since May 1 ........... 1,023,315 Same period last year ....... 929,022 Our special report says that the butter market is generally slow at that point; however, receipts are light, and prices are expected to hold firm. The e’g market has been dull because of the extra receipts of stor- age eggs. TO CURE MEATS QUlCKLY Fresh beef, hams 01 shoulders may be quickly cured by the following proce5s: Take two pounds of salt, put in'a kettle or spider, and heat on the stove, constantly stirring, till the moisture leaves and it becomes hot enough to fry when water is dropped into the vessel. Add two ounces of sultpeter before removing the vessel fro-1n the stove. meat with brown sugar, then with a. large spoon apply’thc hot salt. The salt will penetrate the meat and card 1'y the sugar with it. Place the meat in a box, on a sh-eft, or» other con- venient place, Where it should re- main for two or three days. Then hang up to dry, The two pounds of salt will serve for 100 pounds of beef. IFIRST BERRIES AT STARKE. The first crate of" strawberries was shipped from Starks, Florida, Janu- ary 1st,. and was made Up by several 1. in good'~ " growers. The berries were condition, and of excellent quality. Weather conditions since the first shipment have been fairly good, and the season is now in full swing. A dispatch states that about five hun- dred crates are being shipped daily i'rom Lakeland, Florida. The fruit at that point is exceptionally fine in _ quality, and the growers are getting 50 cents per quart for the first pick- pigs. are excellent. Apple Exports. Apple exports for the Week ending last Saturday were 55 438 barrels against 97, 722 barrels the same week a year ago. Total exports for the sea- making a Rub the I The prospects for a large crop If son up to last Saturday were 1, 963 295 ‘ V barrels compared with 1, 986, 995 the same period last year. for The aboVe all American and Canadian parts to the other side and rel 1; 'menace and a conditio' If often talented “ ' 1 figures represent the shipments firom , I include hexos which figure three boxes to the bar—L Sixty-four Pages on Egg-Shell Book ‘ Bound in Tough Canvas, Size 4%"){7' ONE DOLLAR PER COPY, POSTAGE 8c EXTRA CHAPTER READINGS SUGGEST CONTENTS OF THIS PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BUSINESS FARMING MARKETING THE PRODUCT OF YOUR FARM FACTORY—— CAR' LOT SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN—J‘Aarketing Wheat; Spcuring a Car; Examine the Car Carefully; Ready to Load; Ready to Ship; Oats; Barley; Rye; Capacity of Cars; Look Out for Small Cars. MARKETING HAY IN CAR LOTS—Size of Car to Order; Don’t \Vaste Room; The Only Secret. REACHING THE POTATO MARKET-—Local Shipments in Sacks; Rmnombor tho Shipping Bill; A W'ord About Freight Charges; Shipments of Potatoes in Car Lots; Read this Paragraph Care- fully. HOW TO LINE A CAR FOR SHIPPING POTATOES—The Cost and the Profit; Look the Car over Carefully; Not Difficult to Line :1 (,‘ar: 'l‘l‘c Necessary Material; Laying the Floor; Sides and Ends; Extra .l’rocantions; Arranging for Heat. NOT ONE SHIPMENT, BUT MANY—A Big Expense; Don’t Worry about the Cost. BEANS—LOCAL SHIPMENTS AND CAR LOTS—The Finished Pro- duct; Clean Bags for Local Shipments; About the \Veight. WOOL-«Look Out for the Grade; A Little Advice; About Wool Sacks. SHIPPING PERISHABLE PRODUCTS—-Berries; Family and Com- munity (Tannvries; Vegetables; Cherries; Peaches and Plums; Apples; .l’acking; Cold Storage. 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